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Knife block

Granted 25 May 2021 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA · originally Calphalon Corporation

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Inventors: Steven J. Muske, Andrew Q. Liu · Examiner: Janice Patyk · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/722,862
filed 3 Feb 2020
Publication
Not published
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US D920053
granted 25 May 2021

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a knife block, shown with environmental knives inserted, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view thereof, shown with environmental knives removed;

FIG. 3 is a cross-section top perspective view thereof, taken along line 3 - 3 of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 4 is an exploded top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an exploded rear perspective view thereof, shown without the body for ease of illustration, shown in enlarged scale;

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged front view thereof, taken from FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof, shown with environmental knives inserted;

FIG. 8 is a left side view thereof, shown with environmental knives inserted; and,

FIG. 9 is a cross-section left side view thereof, taken along line 9 - 9 of FIG. 1 .

The broken lines in the figures illustrate the portions of the design that form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines showing the knives in FIGS. 1, 2, and 7-9 illustrate environmental subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines of FIGS. 2 and 6 are included to show a partial enlarged view only and form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines of FIGS. 4 and 5 are included to show the relationship of the sharpening elements to the knife block only and form no part of the claimed design. None of the broken lines form any part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D07/637

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Pendency
1.3 y
477 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
1
no RCE
Examiner
Janice Patyk
art unit 2912 · TC 2900
Citations: 30 back · 0 forward

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Worldwide family

15 members · 2 offices
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-2017181557-A1A129 Jun 201730 Jun 2014publishedKnife block with storage slot blade sharpeners and cutlery set using same
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USUS-2017208978-A1A127 Jul 20177 Apr 2017publishedKnife Block With Storage Slot Blade Sharpeners and Cutlery Set Using Same
USUS-D832658-SS16 Nov 20187 Apr 2017grantedKnife block
USUS-D832659-SS16 Nov 20187 Apr 2017grantedKnife block
USUS-D832660-SS16 Nov 20187 Apr 2017grantedKnife block
USUS-10638863-B2B25 May 20207 Apr 2017grantedKnife block with storage slot blade sharpeners and cutlery set using same
USUS-2020163476-A1A128 May 202031 Jan 2020publishedKnife block with storage slot blade sharpeners and cutlery set using same
USUS-11000141-B2B211 May 202131 Jan 2020grantedKnife block with storage slot blade sharpeners and cutlery set using same
USthis patentUS-D920053-SS125 May 20213 Feb 2020grantedKnife block
USUS-2021259445-A1A126 Aug 202110 May 2021publishedKnife block with storage slot blade sharpeners and cutlery set using same
USUS-12150573-B2B226 Nov 202410 May 2021grantedKnife block with storage slot blade sharpeners and cutlery set using same
USUS-2025057348-A1A120 Feb 20251 Nov 2024publishedKnife block with storage slot blade sharpeners and cutlery set using same
CNCN-105212803-AA6 Jan 201630 Jun 2015publishedTool apron rack and use the set of knives of described tool apron rack
CNCN-105212803-BB16 Apr 201930 Jun 2015granted刀座架及使用所述刀座架的刀具组zh

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